diff --git a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
index cba3785b8..27ed9089d 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @WebAppConfiguration
-@ContextConfiguration(classes = RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = { RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class, DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.class })
 public abstract class AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 
 	private static final String CONTENT_LINK_JSONPATH = "$._embedded.._links.%s.href";
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java
index fe7ba0a35..e0842ceeb 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java
@@ -267,4 +267,17 @@ public abstract class CommonWebTests extends AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 		// PATCH to non-existing resource
 		mvc.perform(patch(URI.create(uri))).andExpect(status().isNotFound());
 	}
+
+	@Test // DATAREST-1003
+	public void rejectsUnsupportedAcceptTypeForResources() throws Exception {
+
+		for (String string : expectedRootLinkRels()) {
+
+			Link link = client.discoverUnique(string);
+
+			mvc.perform(get(link.expand().getHref())//
+					.accept(MediaType.valueOf("application/schema+json")))//
+					.andExpect(status().isNotAcceptable());
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
index 7e669eaa6..1ad7c94c8 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.support.JpaHelper;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.OpenEntityManagerInViewInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -48,9 +47,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandl
  */
 public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends BasePathAwareHandlerMapping {
 
-	private static final MediaType EVERYTHING_JSON_MEDIA_TYPE = new MediaType("application", "*+json",
-			AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
-
 	private final ResourceMappings mappings;
 	private final RepositoryRestConfiguration configuration;
 
@@ -150,7 +146,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends BasePathAwareHandlerMapping {
 		HashSet<String> mediaTypes = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
 		mediaTypes.add(configuration.getDefaultMediaType().toString());
 		mediaTypes.add(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
-		mediaTypes.add(EVERYTHING_JSON_MEDIA_TYPE.toString());
 
 		return new ProducesRequestCondition(mediaTypes.toArray(new String[mediaTypes.size()]));
 	}